The novel presented in the real edition became loud success of Алессандро Барикко, one of the brightest modern writers, the "Sea-ocean" awarded bonuses of Виареджо and "Palazzo аль Боско".In the tavern of "Альмайер" ashore ocean an amusing professor makes "Encyclopaedia of limits" (where does a sea end?.), an artist, once successful society portrait-painter, "writes with a sea a sea", dipping a brush in salt water| one tender stranger arrived here cured from love, and other - cured by love. They live, as though ahead for them eternity, and rest, aloofness, endless tiredness of the soul, is poured out in mid air.The stronger shock, when from this swayed magic mirage the broken contour of vital and cruel history comes forward : handful of run-wild people on to the raft in the middle of ocean - and glancing aside on waves dead body of favourite woman.So great love wins fear before life and fear in extreme moments - but won by thirst of great revenge, because a meanness is not present forgiveness.